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Line 31: Unfortunately, the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] saw the last known Narc factory destroyed in [[2792]], and the advances made during the [[Star League era]] became [[lostech]]. The loss of Narc beacons rendered the ''Kintaro''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s role unnecessary, and it became just another missile-armed 'Mech. By the [[Third Succession War]] the ''Kintaro'' was nearly extinct, but in the end was saved when [[General Dynamics]] rebuilt a ''Kintaro'' factory on [[Ozawa]], though they could only produce the downgraded KTO-18 variant. [[ComStar]], however, maintained a number of original ''Kintaro''s which they used to outfit their [[Com Guards]]. They also produced their own slightly-downgraded variant, the KTO-20, which they gifted to the [[Draconis Combine]] as part of [[Operation Rosebud]]. Concentrated among the [[Ghost Regiments]] and certain [[Sword of Light]] [[regiment]]s, the superiority of these 'Mechs over their [[Federated Commonwealth]] cousins caused an overreaction during the [[War of 3039]] as they were targeted for destruction more than necessary, leaving other units free to fight.<ref name=TRO3025r>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 66: "KTR-18 Kintaro"</ref><ref name=TRO3039>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 260: "KTR-18 Kintaro"</ref> Unfortunately, the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] saw the last known Narc factory destroyed in [[2792]], and the advances made during the [[Star League era]] became [[lostech]]. The loss of Narc beacons rendered the ''Kintaro''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s role unnecessary, and it became just another missile-armed 'Mech. By the [[Third Succession War]] the ''Kintaro'' was nearly extinct, but in the end was saved when [[General Dynamics]] rebuilt a ''Kintaro'' factory on [[Ozawa]], though they could only produce the downgraded KTO-18 variant. [[ComStar]], however, maintained a number of original ''Kintaro''s which they used to outfit their [[Com Guards]]. They also produced their own slightly-downgraded variant, the KTO-20, which they gifted to the [[Draconis Combine]] as part of [[Operation Rosebud]]. Concentrated among the [[Ghost Regiments]] and certain [[Sword of Light]] [[regiment]]s, the superiority of these 'Mechs over their [[Federated Commonwealth]] cousins caused an overreaction during the [[War of 3039]] as they were targeted for destruction more than necessary, leaving other units free to fight.<ref name=TRO3025r>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 66: "KTR-18 Kintaro"</ref><ref name=TRO3039>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 260: "KTR-18 Kintaro"</ref> − − A legacy staple of the [[Terra]]n caches, the ''Kintaro'' was widely used by both the Com Guards and [[Word of Blake Militia]] with examples appearing in every [[Level IV|division]]. The [[Word of Blake]] would reactivate the mothballed General Mechanics plant on Mars following [[Battle of Terra (3058)|their conquest of the Terran system]], deploying entire [[Level II]]s consisting of variants of the ''Kintaro'' bolstering their forces with fire-support and as C3i-equipped spotters. Many Blakist employed [[mercenary unit]]s would also be supplied with ''Kintaro''s during the [[Jihad]].<ref name=TRO3050Up200>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 200: "KT0-20 Kintaro"</ref> ==Weapons and Equipment== ==Weapons and Equipment==
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Unfortunately, the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] saw the last known Narc factory destroyed in [[2792]], and the advances made during the [[Star League era]] became [[lostech]]. The loss of Narc beacons rendered the ''Kintaro''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s role unnecessary, and it became just another missile-armed 'Mech. By the [[Third Succession War]] the ''Kintaro'' was nearly extinct, but in the end was saved when [[General Dynamics]] rebuilt a ''Kintaro'' factory on [[Ozawa]], though they could only produce the downgraded KTO-18 variant. [[ComStar]], however, maintained a number of original ''Kintaro''s which they used to outfit their [[Com Guards]]. They also produced their own slightly-downgraded variant, the KTO-20, which they gifted to the [[Draconis Combine]] as part of [[Operation Rosebud]]. Concentrated among the [[Ghost Regiments]] and certain [[Sword of Light]] [[regiment]]s, the superiority of these 'Mechs over their [[Federated Commonwealth]] cousins caused an overreaction during the [[War of 3039]] as they were targeted for destruction more than necessary, leaving other units free to fight.<ref name=TRO3025r>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 66: "KTR-18 Kintaro"</ref><ref name=TRO3039>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 260: "KTR-18 Kintaro"</ref> | Unfortunately, the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] saw the last known Narc factory destroyed in [[2792]], and the advances made during the [[Star League era]] became [[lostech]]. The loss of Narc beacons rendered the ''Kintaro''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s role unnecessary, and it became just another missile-armed 'Mech. By the [[Third Succession War]] the ''Kintaro'' was nearly extinct, but in the end was saved when [[General Dynamics]] rebuilt a ''Kintaro'' factory on [[Ozawa]], though they could only produce the downgraded KTO-18 variant. [[ComStar]], however, maintained a number of original ''Kintaro''s which they used to outfit their [[Com Guards]]. They also produced their own slightly-downgraded variant, the KTO-20, which they gifted to the [[Draconis Combine]] as part of [[Operation Rosebud]]. Concentrated among the [[Ghost Regiments]] and certain [[Sword of Light]] [[regiment]]s, the superiority of these 'Mechs over their [[Federated Commonwealth]] cousins caused an overreaction during the [[War of 3039]] as they were targeted for destruction more than necessary, leaving other units free to fight.<ref name=TRO3025r>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 66: "KTR-18 Kintaro"</ref><ref name=TRO3039>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 260: "KTR-18 Kintaro"</ref> | ||
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